BURLINGTON, Ont. – A total of four Gryphon football players were named to the OUA's All-Rookie Team on Tuesday as Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced the conference's All-Rookie selections.
Gryphons on the 2017 OUA All-Rookie Team
| # |
Name |
Position |
Hometown |
High School |
Program |
| 96 |
Sandor Mod |
Defensive Tackle |
Welland, ON |
Welland Notre Dame |
Animal Biology |
| 20 |
Ryan Isenor |
Returner |
Delhi, ON |
Delhi Secondary School |
Human Kinetics |
| 21 |
Kosi Onyeka |
Linebacker |
Brampton, ON |
St. Roch Catholic |
Criminal Justice |
| 24 |
Jared Beeksma |
Linebacker |
Cambridge, ON |
Jacob Hespeler |
Org. Mngmt. |
6-foot-4, 274 pound rookie defensive lineman
Sandor Mod (Welland, ON) was one of the top rookies in the conference at any position, earning a starting spot at defensive tackle for the Gryphons in eight games during his rookie year (6 regular season, 2 playoff). The Animal Biology major was also recently named to Team Canada's U19 roster and will compete at the International Bowl in Texas in January 2018.
Freshman returner
Ryan Isenor finished 2nd in the OUA with 470 punt return yards, while also adding 280 yards in kickoff returns. The native of Delhi, Ontario also took a missed field goal back for a 125-yard touchdown in Week 3 versus the Windsor Lancers, earning him U SPORTS Special Teams Player of the Week honours.
First year linebacker
Kosi Onyeka put together an impressive rookie season, starting on four special teams units while also contributing defensively on the defensive side of the ball in the Gryphons' dime packages. Fellow rookie linebacker,
Jared Beeksma (Cambridge, ON), a product of Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, joins Onyeka on the All-Rookie team. Beeksma saw significant time on special teams while serving as the backup outside linebacker behind senior Derek Drouillard.
For more information on the rest of the OUA's selections for the All-Rookie team, visit
oua.ca.
2017 OUA All-Rookie Team
QB – Tre Ford, Waterloo
QB – Alex Lavric, Ottawa
QB – Jackson White, McMaster
RB – Konner Burtenshaw, Queen's
RB – Kavantye Bailey, Laurier
RB/WR – Justice Allin, McMaster
WR – Will Corby, Toronto
WR - Tommy Nield, McMaster
WR – Nick Petermann, Laurier
OL – Tanner Bishop, Ottawa
OL – James Duffey Jr., York
OL – Spencer Andrews, Waterloo
OL – Wyatt Edmonds, McMaster
DL – Sander Mod, Guelph
DL – Alain Pae, Ottawa
DL – Michael Perak, Waterloo
DL – Austin Fordham-Miller, Western
LB – Kosi Onyeka, Guelph
LB – Jared Beeksma, Guelph
LB – Mario Pineda, Laurier
DB – Tyrell Ford, Waterloo
DB – Danny McWhirter, Carleton
DB – Danny Valente, Western
DB – Daniel Loggale, York
DB – Daniel Stirling, Windsor
RET – Ryan Isenor, Guelph
